verb
- striking or hitting (something) badly, inaccurately, or in the wrong place
Usage: present participle of misstrike
Examples
- The batter was misstriking the ball all game, unable to make solid contact.
- He kept misstriking the golf ball, sending it far off course.
- The boxer was misstriking his punches, wasting energy on wild swings.
- She worried about misstriking the match and having to start over.
- The tennis player was misstriking serves throughout the first set.